NW Valley Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 61% of 17,816 Peoria Unified School District students failed their AASA/ACT math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The students who took the AASA/ACT were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students who reached the third and fourth proficiency level passed the test.

Of those who failed, most achieved proficiency level one.

Peoria Unified School District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Peoria.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Additionally, WalletHub also claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School Name	% Who Failed	Number of students tested
Peoria Flex Academy	> 90%	35
Alta Loma School	88%	402
Ira A. Murphy	87%	290
Sky View Elementary School	83%	325
Country Meadows Elementary School	82%	659
Kachina Elementary School	79%	221
Raymond S. Kellis	78%	395
Sun Valley Elementary School	78%	524
Cheyenne Elementary School	78%	384
Desert Palms Elementary School	77%	251
Heritage School	77%	325
Foothills Elementary School	75%	345
Peoria Elementary School	75%	324
Sundance Elementary School	74%	375
Peoria High School	74%	362
Santa Fe Elementary School	72%	454
Pioneer Elementary School	69%	273
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School	69%	355
Cactus High School	66%	228
Ironwood High School	66%	418
Cotton Boll School	66%	547
Marshall Ranch Elementary School	63%	453
Desert Valley Elementary School	61%	301
Zuni Hills Elementary School	58%	596
Desert Harbor Elementary School	57%	520
Apache Elementary School	56%	489
Liberty High School	55%	592
Centennial High School	55%	475
Canyon Elementary School	53%	185
Copperwood School	53%	442
Frontier Elementary School	52%	568
Oasis Elementary School	52%	482
Vistancia Elementary School	52%	704
Paseo Verde Elementary School	52%	485
Sunrise Mountain High School	50%	494
Peoria eCampus	50%	74
Coyote Hills Elementary School	49%	533
Oakwood Elementary School	46%	601
Sunset Heights Elementary School	41%	733
Parkridge Elementary	40%	589
Lake Pleasant Elementary School	40%	818
Peoria Traditional School	24%	255